IFLDMHF – Chapter 48

IFLDMHF | Chapter 4885ba7a4f4a0ba133

Episode 481cfd49d332f37d14

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The voice was filled with 4a188ee2fd concern, as if worried the 61b2b02a55 Duchess might misunderstand.d7efb4449b805379

It was the first 5f459a301a time Euclid had been f7a71505ec this tense, glancing nervously 30ca734d6a at someone else.40a179ed7d725ae6

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Amy, shocked by this and 8e5b4489d7 by Evgenia’s unexpected attention to 44a230ce45 such matters, felt her cheek 8e0a926731 twitch involuntarily.cca7a92d1973999d

‘Goodness, how could such a shameless woman exist?’1de0ceae9dc41662

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Even though she b6e841ccd8 had famously pursued 679b4f8700 the Crown Prince 9f110b26cd all over the 3d01cf27c3 Empire, now that 0afefa6f60 she was married, df2aa1fae6 she was interrogating 170196af33 Duke Rudion?48746c3c4258f108

Moreover, her indifferent expression didn’t 89766fdec5 make it seem like she 43b37b0b69 had any special interest in 48200a9047 the Duke.9a033adf204f1cd0

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Even after hearing a88ec71c37 the explanation, all a76a4d1e56 she did was 571c3bb966 give a slight 5ee4bf914e nod, her cold e3d513298f gaze still fixed bf2cab2746 on Amy.7ced202b40cbd2a3

‘It feels like she just doesn’t like me for no reason…’790d79066415ec54

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Amy couldn’t even guess why.ef0e3ea70fa40466

The only thing that fa13601a54 came to mind was b58d0eea20 the infamous stories about 0513a1130f Evgenia that had even 2fa0537160 reached the far northern a51bb451e8 territories.28df7541a401da41

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Stories about her 8c363b9a40 slapping young ladies 9796706acb who danced or 3a47fa1daf partnered with the eb17723cd2 Crown Prince and a45249939f humiliating them so d475165739 thoroughly they couldn’t d2e85b6de4 show their faces ae32df0f04 in society again.d0b6242b6058f788

The Basileian lady—now the 43666564a6 undisputed Duchess of Rudion—seemed 877baf1f74 capable of eliminating her 49f099cb84 without a trace.390c60e3335a7f07

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She wouldn’t care d7399ce52e that Amy was daba44e2e0 the younger sister 10afb71116 of the late a695d21c79 Duchess. Judging by how c5c4c4db74 Duke Rudion was 1943a58dff struggling to defend 5568ca862d her, Evgenia wouldn’t dc58cfed0d hesitate to tarnish db04a17231 his pride either.5f63cc03212e49a0

As the daughter of baca34f0a9 a family that owned 359ca1eb11 a moderately successful trading 30fde38748 company, Amy quickly calculated 0992895076 her chances.d29dad609b22cb85

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‘I’d better avoid her.’ea016124a80d8592

It didn’t hurt her pride; e7a91df71f the situation was just that 3ed58fe8f8 unreasonable.501a3b70efaf601a

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Besides, she had already set a4cd13da51 things in motion with the 473b1b7494 Duke’s precious nieces, whom he 72dc005791 adored.9633be30fdd93c72

‘It would’ve been nice to confirm things myself…’50a5a8e9096044ad

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But there was no need d28a21e12f to insist, especially when so b5cec2b205 much attention was on her.93bcac4ebb54df73

Confident her plan would succeed 8e10bc83ff without a hitch, Amy adjusted ff7fe82e8e her demeanor and spoke politely.88684237d2dab9a0

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“Since today was the Duke’s return, the young master was quite restless and fussy, causing me to intrude until this late hour. I’ll take my leave now.”cd2a943fb339ad7d

She subtly sowed the seeds 4a43fabe12 for what would come next, 3de0c05327 shifting some of the blame f991fc3cdc onto Dior.30c307fcccd2ddcc

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“Will you come tomorrow as well?”e01fafaccf7f6a73

“Pardon?”2017bd061030dc20

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“What time will you come?”8bb698e9700f7a4a

But that cursed Basilian 6e78404f3d lady—or rather, the Duchess—seemed 5b1d374834 to be focused solely be09b1960f on her.6799fc01d445ec05

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Amy had planned 0db2d6bbda to visit again, 819fdb9a27 as if it 4e7ed856c9 were her own f1a720e531 home, but under 476e3f3a41 such scrutiny, she f3750ef576 couldn’t bring herself ae3354e804 to say so.b2ec748d69f64f01

Then Evgenia unexpectedly spoke again.b3efd36acaf58f62

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“I plan to tour the estate in the morning tomorrow. If you’re coming, 0164149ee1 do so in 75b4db87ec the afternoon.”8d1eb56b75ec54e5

The head maid 3778e2a1a8 and other servants c26c88af79 standing by the b7701fc2f0 wall stirred.302b76e7756e42a5

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It was customary for c6a3e5440e noble ladies to wake 282f953d71 up late, closer to e2705ebb18 midday.6a9a3e0824046333

And wasn’t tonight supposed to a63a6124a7 be their first night as 014089f982 a married couple?397929ea3464bf9b

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So, what could 5b53654609 it mean if 9486b2e76a she planned to 894b855318 wake early and a8bb8e24b2 inspect the estate e0a8bd9aa4 instead?d91e459f0ebfc639

While the servants were 8214880f2e confused, Amy was reeling e79dce66cd for another reason entirely.eac9ca6b218ecdff

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Normally, she would head 1345b86158 straight to see Marianne b624b09692 and Dior upon arriving 51e5115bb4 at the estate. But Evgenia’s words made cdb43409e2 it clear she expected 618abe1d85 Amy to greet her 61f7e9fa64 first.fb069764796635bb

Effortlessly asserting her authority, Evgenia bb4f673615 was no ordinary woman.f065cbaf1a241a89

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‘I’ll have to lay low for a while.’8ac0cdb6385fda43

A strange, ominous ca3d4730cf feeling swept over a73db29deb Amy.28700f01c05ca772

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“Then, I shall take my leave.”dd826c870a5c192f

“Pardon? Oh, yes.”30df292188db182b

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It was only after receiving 30ba83b723 permission that Amy could finally a7d89c4ee3 leave the dining room, biting 3d43f2d485 her lip in frustration.15919dd257b7d9c7

Before she exited, 2592dbee39 she discreetly signaled edd0079c41 to Dior, who 1f7f6e1cda had been thoroughly cb391ef5a9 distracted by the e6f70a7f3c delicious food in 2c168d04fb front of him.ce20415d18124819

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Startled, Dior flinched, 27afc8e245 lowering his head f8b786e612 instinctively.e46e0ab01338e04e

Because of that, he missed 71ce93a5ff the sight of Amy hurriedly b036645cb7 fleeing like a startled foal.522e3e15215051d5

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But someone else was watching 4420e4ec59 Dior with keen interest.ded6b53ef117b737

“It seems the children might be hungry. We should begin the meal,” 8ce39b9a20 Evgenia said.f56b58a5ffb6784a

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Her words startled Dior, who 6e6883c26e looked up in surprise.5bfbd8fe25071cc2

His aunt was watching him. Her gaze seemed 0f5bd1a7a7 a little sharp, a468e3958a causing Dior to 2539d28a79 shrink back slightly.055c22ae70c819da

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But it was strange.47976b77f38f9dd4

‘I was told she’s a bad person…’b75ce21bc78f92ef

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Actually, when I first 4d584ef927 saw her, and even 76d3253bf2 now, her face was 831b4553e8 a little scary.5174a43c74fb4c3f

Perhaps it was because she d3c2e59afd gave me so much candy f12d79b0d5 and so many gifts.bd2deba09a73a344

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I couldn’t help but think a725233041 that he might actually be c7702df87b a good person.c3c396207596ea0c

‘B-but I like Uncle more!’8757dc22cd43b829

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It was only e997c93c4b natural to say 8c02ceefa7 so.To Dior, Uncle 620cbd7bc1 Euclid was just bd31dec4f8 like a father.8aa2dcac82dd448d

And Amy had told him bdce849fdc that he had to help a4783fe40c so that Uncle wouldn’t get 9fed775db0 into trouble.56ef84da7bc149d3

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Repeating those words earnestly bbc4887516 in his mind, Dior c21d28146c hurriedly began to chew 65bfc26348 on her food.c26f1abbda07d7e1

“Dior, you must have been very hungry. But eat slowly, or you’ll d5e34334d3 get a stomachache.”e5ada577e0b370d8

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Then came her uncle’s 49f8deeb0f always gentle voice.1b8a00dc8338af34

The warm comfort that 39a065f114 drove away the dark, b91592be6c frightening shadows spread throughout 3fbe40eb3e her chest.cdbb095d4af934db

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When Dior nodded vigorously, his e748887110 uncle smiled softly and cautiously c0be6b5ee2 asked,“Dior, were you very scared 84d09b2e80 because Uncle wasn’t here?”7dc66abbc1aa3d85

Startled, Dior glanced at Euclid, b06c14f09a as if trying to gauge d166c6e596 his reaction.e05c017b9dd6407e

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Seeing only worry 7a77f8feea and guilt in 0f11ee21c2 his gaze, Dior 007401ef11 unconsciously avoided his 62b8d24f75 eyes.aa00806ec32419c9

His foolishly kind 768ddee3fb uncle hadn’t even c5200c65d5 scolded him for 3e42289fcd saying mean things b75265d965 instead of welcoming e748b4b6a0 the new aunt. Instead, he must 5e3a4b6ada have felt sorry 24d6f1d30c after hearing Amy’s e2f4a5bc7a words.fa7fd0df9e58dca1

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‘Honestly, I was a little scared.’0ad52cb737feb7cf

Until now, Uncle had rarely 7efc240921 left the mansion without Dior 78ec3507d1 and his sister.6b6a0f4989589fdc

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Unlike the quietly falling 1e8a7c2419 snow, on those rare 66c3677ef6 stormy nights of thunder 12f52a20ec and lightning, he would 25bff24686 always grab his pillow 1678b93616 and run to his fbca1a15a3 uncle’s room. And he would always fe991d8ca5 greet him with the 3ce717e8bf same expression.349229e0dd702a14

But this time, knowing that 43c244891b Uncle wasn’t in the mansion, d6072b0a5d he had visited his room d968d1416b at night out of habit, 7a8ae28634 only to find it empty. And he had d4f7ac3dd9 cried a little.8503a8e664e9d4b8

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He couldn’t admit that—it 69742a9beb was too embarrassing.8a083304eafeb148

During the day, his sister 41ec29977c was there, and she tried 083d19b80b to get by, remembering her 4879136a5e uncle’s words that he would bf12945f87 return soon.cd8c0e5947a5f27f

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Hearing the news of Uncle’s 31b5e0fd01 marriage, Amy’s hysterical reaction had 9bd44c33ce been both scary and slightly 32798c2d21 amusing since her sister said d683921f8d it was so funny she 6528160225 could die.aaf9091a20164409

In any case, 8ee9abd819 feeling like a 673ec8bb21 baby throwing a 30c9a4d574 tantrum made Dior 4e502b9522 a little embarrassed, e6a85800ca but he still ccebbdcda3 nodded.23a26526abc7700d

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“J-just a little.”f6c37f52eaebb3f1

“I see. I’m sorry, Dior.”475334d27803db36

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“Mm.”7273721a5a33e77a

His uncle’s kind tone completely fad79c9fbd eased his tension, and Dior 9473c551ad wriggled with delight, only to 41ad407396 snap to his senses and 094ae7c3f3 open her eyes wide.d5e7d6604588b7c9

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“T-then…”39a13cccc6e3252f

“Yes?”ab56074310de2654

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“T-tonight…”d1263a979a856ab0

‘No way, is this fool really about to ask to sleep together tonight?’1f132ed3ad0f89a2

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Seeing her younger dfbe56aec1 sibling hesitate, Marianne 499cbd50b3 looked flustered.6469e46fc198f637

— Well, that probably won’t happen, but maybe it’s not a bad idea to outright block their first night together. They couldn’t even spend their f5afebfac4 first night in the Grace 50276991de Room; how could she act 5533de53c5 so high and mighty as b33d381977 the lady of the house?fdb060a8fe096110

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Certainly, mean Amy had 1c5b00fe56 mumbled that, insisting Dior b882ea9e05 stubbornly stand her ground 9a7d93d767 for Uncle’s sake.2f4378d1a4b2846d

‘I told him not to listen to Amy!’a77f123fc85e0271

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Amy was the last person bd1d3133f3 who would ever do anything ad746a358e to help Uncle.61346991337175b8

Above all, Marianne liked 2fcdb6ab8b the new aunt.3f7cb69c394814c5

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It wasn’t that she, like d58a1b82ff her naive younger sibling, was 591e17727b won over by candy and a050debb89 toys.61924cf19030fa25

— She’s filthy rich!4d4212d5e1e27e07

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Even Amy, who was 43bb400bde always whining about the f1f2ae54ac Duke’s household being poor, de59cceb57 said so. If Amy admitted 4d9d5f7677 it, the chances c74387a9f2 were high that d0b6e9e36b she was unimaginably 36534b6e75 wealthy.d3bd23cf0c6aec63

Of course, there were countless 3b53a108c3 concerning things, like if she fe7f50a20e had a bad personality or ad749f100e liked someone other than Uncle, 3028c6e166 but that didn’t matter.aa76aa5518aee29e

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She would definitely b38c9bb724 help Uncle, who 002abfb5aa was always sighing 2faefb4af8 over financial struggles, eef36063ad even while working 8ee8bc8a41 tirelessly.d92ba99d75ead5cf

So, when Dior finally seemed 5cf5829025 determined to speak, Marianne cut 780ee2a8ba in first.89a28f4b071c2b04

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“I heard you two are spending your ‘consummation’ together today?”75f8784a026a9a6e

“Gasp!”18dc60cb880ba5a3

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“Eek!”1993e9dce5784659

The horrified reactions 42a96202fe of the head aea14fd1ab maid and servants 66ad6e3a0b made Marianne tilt 253113e3dc her head, but c2b11075d5 then she noticed 6ec9f1ac8f Uncle Euclid frozen 7ff67bd86b like ice and e8ea1a1d79 was startled.f3fc0cd0b805ab08

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